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Athens waits on state funding to begin construction of new high school
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens High School looks pretty worn and dated compared to other high schools in southeast Ohio, a fact not lost on parents. A recent post in… Read More
![Remnants of the COVID-19 Pandemic are seen in Athens, Ohio, on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. [Joseph Scheller | WOUB]](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/071321_CovidStock_0274-scaled-e1626730172468-900x422.jpg)
54 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Athens County for Oct. 7-13
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 18,585 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 54 additional cases were reported since last week’s update…. Read More
Athens sophomore’s future bright after reaching tennis districts
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens Sophomore Vlada Kiryukhin lost in the first round of the Southeast District Tournament. Despite the loss, the future looks bright for the Athens High sophomore…. Read More
Late Athens baseball coach remembered, revered
By: Carl Blalock
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athletic Coaches are role models who many athletes look up to, and one such role model was late Athens baseball coach Bill Woodell. Coach Woodell was… Read More
WOUB has been airing poetry content for a long time, and a few regular contributors told us what they enjoy about it
By: Emily Votaw
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WOUB Digital · WOUB poetry contributors reflect on longtime programming ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — WOUB has been bringing together artists of all types to reflect on poetry, on air, for… Read More
Formerly injured Ohio University freshman comes back with with a bang
By: Andre Norrils
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ATHENS, Ohio — From a sudden early-season injury to now being named Mid-American Conference East Offensive Player of the Week. Sieh Bangura, a redshirt freshman came into one of the… Read More
One of nature’s most spectacular events, “Running with the Beest” on NATURE – Oct. 19 at 8 pm
Witness the Largest Mass Migration on the Planet in Nature’s Season 41 Premiere, Running with the Beest Wednesday, October 19 at 8 pm on PBS Maasai guides highlight the problems… Read More
The major factors driving up the cost of food
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Another report on the pace of inflation in the U.S. is due later this week and there’s some hope that it’s slowing. But most people have… Read More
Millions of Americans are losing access to maternal care. Here’s what can be done
By: Rachel Treisman | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Access to maternity care is decreasing in the parts of the U.S. that need it the most, affecting nearly 7 million women of childbearing age and… Read More
State board of education hears more on resolution opposing LGBTQ protections, doesn’t hold a vote
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — After listening to more than four hours of testimony from supporters and opponents on a controversial resolution that would push back on a federal anti-discrimination… Read More